Comments on: Is buying whole grains cheaper?

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:52:51 +0000

The grain grinding is something that I’m looking into. Azure Standard doesn’t deliver to my area and I’m looking for alternatives for purchasing wheat berries. Any ideas?

By: Tammy L

Tammy L — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:54:13 +0000

…you would produce more flour from a bag of grain than from purchasing the same weight in flour…

Five pounds of grain produces 5 pounds of flour — it just looks like more (i.e. 1 cup vs. 1.5 cups). The weight stays the same, if that makes sense.

My mom recently priced whole grain wheat and whole wheat flour in bulk (all chemical-free), and found that they were very similar prices for 50-pound bags. In fact, at one place, the flour was actually a little bit cheaper than buying the whole grain! We still opted for whole grain wheat, since I figured the flour probably wasn’t the freshest… but my parents bought flour.

I love your blog, btw!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:52:33 +0000

I don’t have a grinder yet, so I have been grinding flour at my mother’s and then freezing it as quickly as possible afterwards until I’m ready to bake.

A word to the wise, make sure your flour is room temperature before trying to bake with it or it will slow down the yeast and rising agents! Don’t ask me how I know!

My mother’s Nutrimill is wonderful though, very quiet (in comparison to others), and handles all kinds of grains beautifully. I will definitely be getting one of them one day!

By: Marliss Bombardier

Marliss Bombardier — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:27:41 +0000

Another suggestion would be to see if a friend has a grain mill that you could use. I have a grain mill that I have offered use of many times to others. It would be an opportunity for fellowship as well as you visited her house.

By: Cherity

Cherity — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:14:44 +0000

Thanks Lindsay! I think I’ll take your advice and start buying small amounts of grains and storing them in the freezer. It will take awhile (or maybe a request for my birthday this summer!) to save up for a grain mill, but it’s definitely something I’ll be working toward!